A study report on carbon sequestration by using Hempcrete

Abstract

Usage of energy efficient materials and zero carbon emission materials have become a latest trend in construction industry many of these materials include agriculture and industrial residue one among those materials are hempcrete. Hempcrete is a new building material consists of two major components they are hemp shiv and lime-based binders. A woody core of cannabis sativa plant chopped into small particles is called as hemp shiv, lime-based binders are made by mixing of binders which has high content of hydrated lime which may include natural hydraulic lime, pozzolans, cements etc. hempcrete cannot be used as load a load bearing wall structure due to its poor compressive strength but it has good thermal and insulation properties which can be used as filling material with structural frame and as insulation material for existing walls, roofs, and floors. Hempcrete can be made as monolithic walls by arranging form work with desired thickness or precast blocks, prefabricated wall panel this paper emphasizes about fundamental properties of hempcrete in different aspects and their performance.